Written answers

Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Department of Social Protection

Departmental Programmes

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants in activation programmes who because of their participation are not included on the live register, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42961/15]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The table shows the most recent end of month statistics on the number of people availing of a range of programmes targeted primarily at the long-term unemployed (over 12 months on a jobseeker payment) and recipients of other welfare payments, including One Parent Family Payment and Disability Allowance. These data are published by the CSO as part of its monthly Live Register release.

Figures relating exclusively to jobseekers and by county are not readily available.

Activation Programmes September 2015
Back to Work allowance scheme – Employee strand (closed to new applications from 1st May 2009)0
Back to Work Enterprise allowance scheme – self-employed strand.11,825
Short-term Enterprise Allowance (Introduced from 1st May 2009)469
Total - Back to Work schemes12,294
Part-time Job Incentive 411
TÚS - Community Work Placement Initiative7,827
JobBridge -National Internship Scheme4,693
Gateway (2013)2,342
Other Activation Programmes15,273
Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)5,000
Back to Education Allowance (figures include all schemes but participants from JA & JB are not entitled to BTEA during the summer holidays. Includes MOMENTUM participants from February 2013)12,537
Total - Back to Education Courses:17,537
Community Employment Schemes (excluding Supervisors)22,692
ETB full-time training for the unemployed 6,478
TOTAL74,274

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